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Melville Daykin

Daykin, Melville, Lance Corporal, 241651, 2nd/6th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Born Alfreton, Derbyshire
Enlisted Bolsover, Derbyshire
Resided Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Killed in action 27th April 1917 aged 21
Son of Grace Daykin, of 28, Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and the late Robert Daykin.
Buried in Templeux le Guerard British Cemetery, I, A, 36

1911 Census
Born South Normanton, Derbyshire
A hardware dealer
Son of Grace Daykin, of Charlesworth Street, Carr Vale, Derbyshire

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(Photograph and article from the Derbyshire Courier, 12th May 1917)

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